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Known for these resultsRole64%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 64% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ahnaf Shahriar@enough_ahnafFounder/CTO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Seungmin Hong@shong0504Founder/CEO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Johnny Doyle@jdoyleirlFounder/CEO · ProvenMetalS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Will Carkner@CarknerWillFounder/CTO · ProvenMetalS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Borong HuFounder/CEO · NODI EnergyX25Industrials · London
- Nand VinchhiFounder · AxalW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Samai PatelFounder · AxalW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Antonio MonrealFounder/CTO · Revise RoboticsW25Industrials · New York
- Rupesh JeyaramFounder/CEO · Revise RoboticsW25Industrials · New York
- Ethan Childerhose@BigCreteFounder · SteinmetzW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Owen Brake@OwenBrakesFounder/CEO · SteinmetzW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Hannes FurmansFounder/CTO · StillwindW25B2B · Zürich
- Josef ZollerFounder · StillwindW25B2B · Zürich
- Linus MeierhöferFounder/CEO · StillwindW25B2B · Zürich
- Lukas EgoFounder/COO · StillwindW25B2B · Zürich
- Davide Asnaghi@davideasnaghiFounder/CEO · Diode Computers, Inc.S24B2B · New York
- Lenny Khazan@LennyKhazanFounder/CTO · Diode Computers, Inc.S24B2B · New York
- Rosalind Shinkle@ros_shinkleFounder/CEO · Tuesday LabsW24Consumer · New York
- Miran Junaidi@MiranJunaidiFounder · AvairSenseW22Consumer · Bengaluru
- Sourav Sanyal@SouravSanyal07Founder · AvairSenseW22Consumer · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ahnaf ShahriarSimanticFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/enough_ahnafSeungmin HongSimanticFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/shong0504Johnny DoyleProvenMetalFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/jdoyleirlWill CarknerProvenMetalFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/CarknerWillBorong HuNODI EnergyFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom2—Nand VinchhiAxalFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Samai PatelAxalFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Antonio MonrealRevise RoboticsFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsNew York, United States3—Rupesh JeyaramRevise RoboticsFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsNew York, United States3—Ethan ChilderhoseSteinmetzFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/BigCreteOwen BrakeSteinmetzFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/OwenBrakesHannes FurmansStillwindFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BZürich, Switzerland4—Josef ZollerStillwindFounderWinter 2025B2BZürich, Switzerland4—Linus MeierhöferStillwindFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BZürich, Switzerland4—Lukas EgoStillwindFounder/COOWinter 2025B2BZürich, Switzerland4—Davide AsnaghiDiode Computers, Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States10https://x.com/davideasnaghiLenny KhazanDiode Computers, Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States10https://x.com/LennyKhazanRosalind ShinkleTuesday LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States7https://x.com/ros_shinkleMiran JunaidiAvairSenseFounderWinter 2022ConsumerBengaluru, India14https://x.com/MiranJunaidiSourav SanyalAvairSenseFounderWinter 2022ConsumerBengaluru, India14https://x.com/SouravSanyal07
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Johnny Doyle
Founder/CEO·ProvenMetal
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CEO at ProvenMetal (YC S26). Previously shipped IoT building management systems. Dropped out of Engineering with Management @ Trinity College
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ProvenMetalFast-turn, American made PCBs
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteprovenmetal.com
Team size4
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersWill Carkner@CarknerWill
